METAIRIE, La. — Safety Darren Sharper, linebacker Clint Ingram and receivers Marques Colston and Robert Meachem will start training camp on the Saints’ physically unable to perform list.

General manager Mickey Loomis says all four players are expected to come off list before the first preseason game Aug. 12.

Loomis says Colston recently had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, the same knee on which he had microfracture surgery about 18 months ago. Sharper and Ingram also had offseason surgery on their left knees, while Meachem had toe surgery.

Also missing when the Saints reported for training camp on Thursday was first-round draft choice Patrick Robinson. The cornerback remains unsigned, but Loomis says a deal should be done within days.

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